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title: "National Framework Agreement for the provision of Financial, Payroll and Pensions Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0787b4"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# National Framework Agreement for the provision of Financial, Payroll and Pensions Services

Buyer: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0787b4

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## Summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust intends to establish a national framework agreement for outsourced financial, payroll and pensions services. It is intended to give public bodies a compliant route to market for procuring these services. The scope covers financial services, payroll management and personnel and payroll services. The stated delivery coverage is the United Kingdom, so suppliers should be able to support work nationally rather than at a single hospital site. This is a services procurement, centred on organisations able to provide financial operations alongside payroll and pensions support. The framework is still at the planning stage: the Trust is developing its requirements and tender documents, rather than inviting suppliers to submit bids.

The procurement is in planning, with no invitation to tender yet. The Trust plans preliminary market engagement to help develop the requirements and prepare tender documents; suppliers taking part are not guaranteed an invitation to tender or a place on the resulting framework. The buyer’s stated target for this engagement is 4 November 2026. The planned arrangement is a single-lot national framework agreement, with a proposed contract period from 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2031. The procurement is being planned under the open procedure. The planning information does not state an estimated contract value or budget. The Trust has not yet set out an evaluation basis or detailed eligibility requirements, so the final tender documents will determine how suppliers are assessed and what participation conditions apply.

This is most relevant to providers with established capability across outsourced finance, payroll and pensions, particularly suppliers able to combine these services and support public-sector customers across the UK. Payroll and personnel administration specialists, financial services firms, and providers with partnerships or subcontracting capacity spanning these areas may also find the planned scope relevant. The national framework model suggests that suppliers should be prepared to serve more than one public body through a common route to market, while the proposed four-year term calls for sustained delivery capacity. The Trust is seeking supplier input before finalising its requirements, giving experienced providers a chance to contribute to shaping the service specification. No particular accreditation, staffing threshold or minimum track record has yet been set out. Before considering participation, suppliers should assess whether their service range and operational reach match the eventual specification.

## Notice

The overall aim of the Framework is to provide a compliant route to market facilitating the procurement of outsourced financial services, and payroll and pensions services.

### Planning Information

The purpose of this engagement notice is to invite suppliers to participate in preliminary market engagement with a view to developing the authority's requirements and preparing tender documents.
Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an Invitation to Tender (if Invitations to Tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an Invitation to Tender.
Please email info@coch-cps.co.uk to express interest in taking part in this market engagement process. We will then be in contact to arrange the next steps.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097076-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH2 1UL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Upton |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 79211110 - Payroll management services
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 14:37 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097076-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097076-2026
  14th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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